Financial Express

3 days ago | financialexpress.com | Ayanti Bera

Vertex Ventures ramps up India investments, targeting AI, fintech, and consumer brands. With a $541M fund, it focuses on Series A deals, backing startups like SpotDraft, Spyne, and Nuuk. The VC is bullish on SME lending, wealthtech, and sustainable AI startups amid rising exit opportunities.

3 days ago | financialexpress.com | E Kumar Sharma

Over 15 years ago, Kirthiga Reddy became the first employee and managing director of Facebook India (now Meta). Later, she became the first female investing partner at the AI-focused $130-billion SoftBank’s Vision Fund. Reddy, now the CEO & co-founder of Verix, a global trust-tech platform, is the brain behind a unique platform ‘AI Kiran’ that aims to put women in AI in India on a global stage, enable connectivity, funding and mentorship.

5 days ago | financialexpress.com | Arun Prakash

The recent EV policy proposed by the Delhi Transport Department has given jolts not only to OEMs but also residents of the National Capital Region (NCR). The policy lists out several proposals which, if implemented, will create major hurdles not just for businesses but for consumers as well. Phasing out of CNG autos is one of the major provisions in the new Delhi EV policy which states no new CNG three-wheeler can be registered in Delhi after August 15 this year.

5 days ago | financialexpress.com | E Kumar Sharma

“I play one of my guitars, I do zoom calls with my kids and my grandkids and I go to gym too just to stay in shape.”“Do you really feel like a God?” This was the question Raghuram Rajan, the former governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), posed to US Federal Reserve (Fed) chair Jerome Powell in a fascinating conversation organised recently by the Economic Club of Chicago. That a central banker should be seeking an answer to this from another central banker made it all the more amazing.

5 days ago | financialexpress.com | Prasanta Sahu

When she is not immersed in work — which is a rarity for the 55-year-old Indian Administrative Service officer — Anuradha Thakur loves reading books on finance and public policy. Both the qualities will stand her in good stead when she begins her journey on June 30 as the secretary of the high-profile department of economic affairs. Thakur will be the first woman to occupy the seat when incumbent Ajay Seth superannuates. Till then, she will be an Officer on Special Duty in the DEA.